Country Belgium Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 75,200 (1 Jan 2015) Municipalities 2 | Region Wallonia Area 101.2 km² Province Hainaut | |
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The Arrondissement of Mouscron (French: Arrondissement de Mouscron; Dutch: Arrondissement Moeskroen) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is not a judicial arrondissement. Its municipalities are a part of the Judicial Arrondissement of Tournai.
The arrondissement was created in 1963 after several municipalities were transferred from the Dutch-speaking province of West Flanders to French-speaking Hainaut following the language laws of 1962.
Municipalities
The Administrative Arrondissement of Mouscron consists of the following municipalities and former municipalities (with their Dutch name):
References
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